I would use:<br /><br />Germani cum filiis filiabusque equis et curris properant.<br /><br />filiabus is an alternative form for the dat & abl plu of the first declension, mainly used with filia and dea (yes, to avoid the confusion of 'filiis et filiis'). <br />With the alternative forms for the dat & abl plu of deus (diis and dis) you often see (according to my grammar that is): dis deabusque.<br /><br />you can leave suis out of the sentence, as it is quite clear that the Germans hurry around with their own children, not someone else's. You only use a possessive pronoun if it is necessary to clear up whose whatevers you're talking about.<br /><br />Ingrid<br />

[quote author=ingrid70 link=board=3;threadid=316;start=0#2139 date=1059425392]<br />Germani cum filiis filiabusque equis et curris properant.<br /><br />filiabus is an alternative form for the dat & abl plu of the first declension, mainly used with filia and dea (yes, to avoid the confusion of 'filiis et filiis').[/quote]<br /><br />Now that you mention it, I vaguely recall reading something about dea and filia. I can't believe I forgot about that! <br /><br />